Good stuff; much I'm familiar with but some was brand new. For example:

Sullivan also remembered how players and fans would mingle on the field after games, which created a connection that doesnâ€™t exist today.

Romances were started, business relationships were formed, and guys got jobs during those times,â€™â€™ he said. â€œThe visiting players would hang out, too, and one time I bumped into [Bills quarterback] Jack Kemp. He was a fabulous guy and one of the things he later told me was that it was a season ticket-holder from the Patriots who convinced him to later go into politics - Tip Oâ€™Neill.â€™â€™

Kemp, who died in May at 73, went on to a successful political career after his playing days, which included a run for the presidency in 1988.

Morris recalls one unfortunate meeting before a practice at Curry College.

â€œWe had lost a few games in a row and it looked like our coach, Clive Rush, was starting to come unraveled,â€™â€™ he said. â€œI was the offensive captain and Houston Antwine was the defensive captain, so he asked us if we wouldnâ€™t mind coming in the next day a few hours earlier.

â€œWe were going to talk about how to get it all turned around and when we showed up around 8:30, he pulled a bottle of scotch out of his desk drawer with three glasses. He looked at us and said, â€˜Do you guys care to join me?â€™ I think we realized at that point that this thing was going nowhere.